Contrail ice particles in aircraft wakes and their climatic importance

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2867-2872

  Schumann, Ulrich ^a   Jeßberger, Philipp ^a   Voigt, Christiane ^a,b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

aerosol; aircraft; cirrus; contrail; soot; wake

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT WAKES; CIRRUS; CONTRAIL; DIFFERENT SIZES; GAS CONCENTRATION; ICE CONCENTRATION; MEASUREMENTS OF; RADIATIVE FORCINGS;

AEROSOLS; AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLOUDS; SOOT; SULFUR DIOXIDE; WAKES;

ICE;

AIRCRAFT; CIRRUS; CONTRAIL; RADIATIVE FORCING; SOOT; TRACE GAS; VOLCANIC CLOUD; WAKE;

EID: 84879979967     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/grl.50539     Document Type: Article

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